Around noon, the two had been talking for over an hour in Deputy Factory Director Liao's office.
After a period of discussion, the two have set a construction schedule and are ready to start work as soon as the equipment arrives.
Meanwhile, because the task is quite important, Sun Dajiang will also send two technicians to the site to provide on-site guidance.
After the two finished their discussion, Deputy Factory Director Liao looked at his watch and was about to arrange lunch when Sun Dajiang stopped him.
Deputy Factory Director Liao became a little anxious. "No, Deputy Director Sun, you've been busy with official business all this time. You can't just skip a meal, can you?"
"Deputy Factory Director Liao, thank you for your kindness. To be honest, I just need to talk to my son about something, so I'm going to have a meal at his place."
After saying that, without waiting for Deputy Factory Director Liao's reaction, Sun Dajiang stood up, grabbed his briefcase, and left the office.
By the time Deputy Factory Director Liao realized what was happening, Sun Dajiang had vanished without a trace...
In the office of the Mechanical Research Institute, Sun Zhengguo had just returned from the workshop and was making himself tea.
He had just finished brewing the tea and hadn't even had a chance to take it away when he heard a familiar voice coming from the doorway.
"Oh! Son, you're so clever! You knew your dad was coming, and you even made tea for him."
When his father suddenly arrived, what could Sun Zhengguo say? He could only obediently hand over the teacup.
"Dad, please have some tea." After saying that, Sun Zhengguo prepared to brew himself another cup.
Sun Dajiang didn't stand on ceremony. He took the teacup, took a sip, and then sat down to wait for his son to come over.
Soon, Sun Zhengguo finished brewing tea and came over. Before he even sat down, he asked a question.
"Dad, has the wiring modification project in the machine tool workshop been approved by the higher-ups?"
"Yes! I just finished talking with Deputy Factory Director Liao and was planning to come to my son's place to mooch a meal." Sun Dajiang was in a good mood and even cracked a joke, which was rare for him.
Sun Zhengguo didn't believe his explanation at all.
"Dad, you have another purpose, don't you? Why are you being so polite with me? Just say it!"
"Hey! Zhengguo, I let it slip that our Director Zhou wants to treat you to a meal to thank you for your suggestion regarding this line renovation."
After saying that, fearing that his son might misunderstand, Sun Dajiang quickly added another sentence.
"Of course, it's up to you whether you go or not. You don't need to feel awkward. I'm just passing on the message; I have no other purpose."
After hearing his father's words, Sun Zhengguo smiled indifferently.
"Dad, I've been too busy lately. How about this, I'll keep our appointment after I finish the CNC machine tool and rolling mill projects, what do you think?"
Hearing his son agree so readily, Sun Dajiang was taken aback for a moment before speaking.
“Jung-guk, if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to go. Don’t worry about your father at all.”
"Dad, don't worry about this. Having more friends means having more options. Besides, it's not a bad thing. We can all have a meal together. Who knows, we might need it in the future."
"This...?" Sun Dajiang hesitated for a moment, then could only nod in the end...
At lunchtime, Sun Zhengguo asked Zhou Weimin to get lunch, and the three of them ate in the office.
The food in the cafeteria was supposed to be very simple today, and there was no special preparation, so he added two cans of meat and a small bottle of wine.
After eating and drinking his fill, Sun Dajiang chatted with his son and son-in-law for a while before leaving the research institute.
After Sun Dajiang left, Sun Zhengguo prepared to rest for a while before going to the workshop to keep an eye on things.
There's no way around it; I've been incredibly busy these past few days because the CNC machine tool project is nearing completion.
However, what he didn't know was that the workshop was already in complete chaos.
The two sides arguing were worker representative Master Geng and technician representative Chen Lianshan.
As for the reason for the argument? It's very simple.
It is a CNC machine tool that is about to be completed.
The workers generally believed that once this product was mass-produced, they would lose their jobs, so it had to be stopped.
“Section Chief Chen, we’re not trying to make things difficult for you. If this machine tool is produced, it will mean the end of our livelihood. If you had told us earlier, we wouldn’t have done it.”
Seeing Master Geng step forward, a worker named Huang Er next to him also joined in the commotion.
“Master Geng is right. You are making an enemy of our working class and preparing to exploit the fruits of our labor. We will never agree to this.”
"Absolutely not!"
"Absolutely not!"
"..."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves; with Huang Er taking the lead, everyone started shouting along.
The loud noise echoed in the workshop for a long time, making people's ears hurt.
Seeing that the workers were getting a little out of control, Chen Lianshan was afraid that they would fight like last time, so he quickly asked Zheng Wenhua to inform the leaders.
Then he tried to calm the workers down, but their voices were so loud that his own was like a mosquito's buzz and was quickly drowned out.
No matter how much he shouted, it was all in vain.
At the same time, the loud noise from the workshop also reached the office upstairs not far away.
Upon hearing the noise, several leaders, including Sun Zhengguo, came out of their offices.
"Director Zhou, what's going on?"
Zhou Weimin, who had just come out, was equally bewildered when he heard Sun Zhengguo's question.
He quickly shook his head. "Chief, I don't know either?"
"Then let's go take a look right away."
Without a second thought, Sun Zhengguo waved and led the way downstairs.
Just as they reached the stairwell, they encountered Zheng Wenhua, who had come to deliver the news.
"Director, quick...quick, something's happened in the workshop."
Upon hearing Zheng Wenhua's words, Sun Zhengguo didn't have time to ask about the specifics and quickly ran towards the workshop.
At this moment, the workers' emotions in the workshop had been completely aroused by Huang Er, and it looked like they were about to lose control.
Even Mr. Geng, the person who initiated the incident, felt a bit scared and thought that what he did was a bit unethical.
Just at this critical moment, a loud shout came from the doorway.
"Stop right there, all of you."
Upon hearing that familiar voice, the workers knew that the foreman had arrived and all stepped back.
Huang Er quickly hid in the crowd, leaving only Master Geng standing awkwardly in front.
When Chen Lianshan saw the director arrive, he quietly wiped the sweat from his face and then ran over to report.
"Chief, not long after lunch, the workers heard a rumor somewhere that the CNC machine tools wouldn't need to be operated anymore. They were afraid of losing their jobs, so they started making a fuss..."
After listening to Chen Lianshan's explanation, Sun Zhengguo's face also turned gloomy. It was obvious that someone was stirring things up. What was they trying to do?
But despite being angry, the workers still needed to be appeased first.
Immediately, Sun Zhengguo walked up to Master Geng and said with a hint of disappointment.
“Master Geng, you’ve been a veteran in our workshop for a long time, and you’re also a workshop foreman. You were among the first workers when the research institute was founded. Do you think what you did today was right?”
"Chief, I...?" Master Geng seemed very embarrassed.
That wasn't his intention, but I don't know why.
The argument escalated and eventually became much bigger.
Fortunately, no fight broke out today.
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